Gaming system having multizone selection feature
View Patent ↗A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes a wager input device and a display for displaying a randomly selected outcome. The randomly selected outcome is selected from a plurality of possible outcomes. The gaming system further includes a controller operative to display a multi-zone selection feature. The multi-zone selection feature comprises a plurality of zones, each zone having a plurality of selectable elements arranged in an array. Each selectable element is associated with a selection result. The controller is further operative, in response to selection of a first selectable element in a first one of the zones, to provide the selection result associated with a second selectable element in a second one of the zones.
1. A gaming system comprising:
a wager input device;
a display device for displaying a randomly selected outcome, the randomly selected outcome selected from a plurality of possible outcomes; and
a controller operative to display a multi-zone selection feature comprising a plurality of zones displayed on the display device, each zone having a plurality of selectable elements arranged in an array, each selectable element being associated with a selection result, the selection result corresponding to an award, a terminator, or a rejuvenator that is not displayed on the display device until the selectable element associated with the selection result is selected, wherein in response to selection of a first selectable element in a first one of the zones, displaying on the display device a first selection result associated with the first selectable element in the first zone and a second selection result associated with a second selectable element in a second one of the zones, and responsive to the first selection result being a first award and the second selection result being a second award, the controller being operative to award the first award and the second award prior to receiving a selection of a selectable element in the second zone.
2. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the first and second zones have an equal number of selectable elements.
3. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the position of the second selectable element in the array of the second zone is in the same as the position of the first selectable element in the array of the first zone.
4. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further operative to, in response to the displaying the first selection result and the second result, receive a selection of a selectable element in the second zone.
5. The gaming system of claim 2 , wherein the arrays in the first and second zones are congruent.
6. A method of conducting a wagering game for a human player on a gaming system, the method comprising the acts of:
receiving an indication of a wager from the player via a wager input device;
displaying on one or more display devices viewable by the player a randomly selected outcome, the randomly selected outcome selected from a plurality of possible outcomes;
in response to a triggering event, displaying on the one or more display devices a multi-zone selection feature comprising a plurality of zones, each zone having a plurality of selectable elements arranged in an array, each selectable element associated with a selection result selected from a plurality of possible selection results, each of the possible selection results including an award, a terminator, or a rejuvenator that is not displayed on the one or more display devices until the selectable element associated with the selection result is selected; and
receiving an indication of a selection of a first selectable element in a first one of the zones, and in response to the receiving the indication of the selection, (a) providing, via one or more processors configured to execute computer instructions relating to the wagering game, and (b) displaying on the one or more display devices (i) a first selection result associated with the first selectable element in the first zone and (ii) a second selection result associated with a second selectable element in a second one of the zones prior to receiving a selection in the second zone;
in response to the displaying the first selection result and the second result, receiving an indication of the selection of a selectable element in the second zone.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein in response to one of the first or second selection results being a terminator, deactivating the one of the first or second zones from further selections.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein in response to one of the first or second selection results being a rejuvenator, reactivating a previously deactivated zone.
9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the array in the first zone and the array in the second zone are congruent.
10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the position of the first selectable element in the first zone is the same as the position of the second selectable element in the second zone.
11. The method of claim 6 , wherein the triggering event comprises the randomly selected outcome being a start-bonus outcome.
12. The method of claim 7 , wherein if the first selection result is a terminator, the first zone is deactivated and if the second selection result is a terminator, the second zone is deactivated.
13. A method of conducting a wagering game for a human player on a gaming system, the method comprising the acts of:
receiving an indication of a wager from the player via a wager input device;
displaying on one or more display devices viewable by the player a randomly selected outcome, the randomly selected outcome selected from a plurality of possible outcomes, the plurality of outcomes including a start-bonus outcome;
in response to the randomly selected outcome being the start-bonus outcome, displaying on the one or more display devices a multi-zone selection feature comprising a first zone, a second zone and a third zone, the first zone having a plurality of selectable elements arranged in a first array, the second zone having a plurality of selectable elements arranged in a second array, the third zone having a plurality of selectable elements arranged in a third array, each of the selectable elements in the first, second, and third zones being associated with a selection result selected from a plurality of possible selection results, each of the possible selection results including an award, a terminator, or a rejuvenator that is not displayed on the one or more display devices until the selectable element associated with the selection result is selected;
receiving, via one or more processors configured to execute computer instructions relating to the wagering game, a selection of a first selectable element of the selectable elements in the first zone; and
prior to receiving a selection of any selectable element of the selectable elements in the second zone or in the third zone, providing, via the one or more processors, a first selection result associated with the first selectable element, providing, via the one or more processors, a second selection result associated with a second selectable element in the second zone, and providing, via the one or more processors, a third selection result associated with a third selectable element in the third zone.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the number of selectable elements in the first, second, and third zones are equal.
15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the position of the second selectable element in the second array is the same as the position of the first selectable element in the first array.
16. The method of claim 13 , wherein if the first, second or third selection result is a terminator, the corresponding first, second or third zone is deactivated.
17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the selecting step comprises receiving a player selection input.
18. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium encoded with instructions for directing a gaming system to perform the method of claim 13 .
19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the geometric arrangement of the selectable elements in the first, second and third arrays are the same.
20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the position of the third selectable element in the third array is the same as the position of the first selectable element in the first array.
21. The method of claim 16 , further comprising the steps of:
receiving an indication of a selection of a fourth selectable element in the first, second, or third zones;
providing a fourth selection result associated with the fourth selectable element; and
providing a fifth selection result associated with a fifth selectable element.
22. The method of claim 16 , wherein if either the fourth or fifth selection results is a rejuvenator, reactivating the deactivated zone.